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MT GRAVATT NEWS
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE MT GRAVATT BOWLS CLUB .inc
APRIL – MAY 2021

CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT
This is a Chairman’s Report with a difference because Cheryl and I are          the Coffin Bay Bowls Club and both he and his wife are First Division
currently in South Australia enjoying our tour of Australia in our caravan –    bowlers and that was how I was invited to play. Mind you, I wasn’t
grey nomads if you like - so I thought you may enjoy something different        much help on the day, but I met some wonderful people and they
and light while Acting Chairman Reg deals with the serious issues.              treated “the banana bender”, as I was called, really well.
Originally, we did not plan to leave until early March but an invitation to     I have been to three or four of the bowling clubs down here and it is a
join Cheryl’s cousin and her husband in Coffin Bay for a few weeks to           look into our future if we don’t continue the professional approach to
catch up and do a little fishing for King George Whiting in Coffin Bay and      the development and management of the functions business, barefoot
big Blue Swimmer Crabs over in Port Lincoln was too good to pass up.            bowls and the craft beer and catering. The Clubs on the Lower Eyre
Paul and Jeanette live in Alice Springs and they tow their Bar Crusher          Peninsula are all small and run by volunteers. The day we played at
640C boat down to Coffin Bay which provides us with an awesome                  Tumby Bay the bar did not open until 3.00pm and closed when the
fishing platform. The climate in the Lower Eyre Peninsula is generally          bowlers left.
in the low to mid-twenties in February which is much more pleasant              I lasted another two and a half weeks before I was also grounded with
than the humidity and heat of Brisbane and makes travelling the 2460            severe back pain from the buffeting you cop when travelling at speed
kilometres well worth it. This is our third holiday down here in Coffin Bay     in a boat in choppy seas every second day. I severely aggravated an
– we love the place.                                                            existing problem caused by an impinged nerve and so that was the end
We left home on the 29th of January and travelled to Coffin Bay via             of my fishing and crabbing. Now we were both unhappy.
Goondiwindi, Bourke, Broken Hill and Port Augusta. The decision to              We then learned about the shortcomings of regional health services
travel via Bourke didn’t turn out to be the best decision because we            because we had to travel the 690 kilometres back to Adelaide so I
ran into forty-degree temperatures and the poor caravan fridge, and             could have the specialist treatment to relieve my back pain and that is
ourselves for that matter, did not cope very well. We would have been           where we are now as I write this article. I had the procedure on Tuesday
smarter to travel via Gilgandra and Nyngan. I should have checked the           16th of March and so far, I am feeling pretty good so it looks like the
weather report.                                                                 procedure was successful and we will be able to continue our trip.
Not everything went to plan. Two weeks in and after enjoying plenty             Seeing as we have had to backtrack to Adelaide, we are thinking about
of King George Whiting and Blue Swimmer Crabs disaster struck                   heading down to the south east coast to visit The Coorong, Kingston SE,
when Cheryl had a fall on the boat and injured her ankle and leg.               Robe and Mt Gambier and everywhere else in between before working
We spent five hours that night at the Port Lincoln hospital where               our way back to Port Augusta and then head west toward Western
Cheryl was diagnosed with a badly sprained ankle but no broken                  Australia. We do not have a set plan and it is a great feeling to know we
bones – fortunately. However, no more fishing so Cheryl was                     can go wherever we like whenever we like.
grounded – not happy.                                                           Hopefully, we will be somewhere on the west
I made a deliberate decision not to take my bowls, but I did have               coast of Western Australia by the time the next
a very enjoyable experience playing First Division Pennants for                 newsletter is due.
Coffin Bay against Tumby Bay in the Lower Eyre Peninsula District               Take care everyone.
competition. The bowling clubs on the Lower Eyre Peninsula are really
struggling and therefore they permit “guest players” provided they are          Graham Chattin
registered bowlers. We are good friends with the Past President of              The Grey Nomad Chairman

1873 Logan Road                                         Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                              Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com             Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                         Website: mtgravattbowls.com                     Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Mt Gravatt Bowls Club
LADIES’ PRESIDENT’S                                                           PRESIDENT’S
REPORT                                                                        REPORT
How quickly the year is passing. The Ladies Section has been busy             Congratulations to all bowlers who participated in the recent inter-club
with competition and the organisation of the Mount Gravatt Shield,            and intra-club competitions.
which is an annual event. As it was not run last year due to Covid it
                                                                              I will let our games director give you the details of the results.
was very gratifying to see a number of clubs accept our invitation to
compete. We hosted clubs from Algester, Wellington Point, Victoria            It was great to see the enthusiasm demonstrated by our bowlers
Point, Helensvale, Beenleigh, Manly, Belmont, Logan City and of cause         wishing to represent our club in the various competitions.
Mount Gravatt. This attendance was largely due to our Competition             As I am on holidays in the Sunshine Coast I am looking forward
Chairperson, Ann Beliveau who worked tirelessly to get clubs to               to visiting and playing bowls at a number of
accept. The day ran very smoothly due to the organisation of our              different clubs including Caloundra and Kawana.
secretary, Margaret Valentine. Many ladies stepped in to help with
umpiring, setting up the room, helping with the serving of meals,             All for now and happy bowling.
selling raffle tickets, collating results and of course playing and           Roger Piasecki
representing our club.
                                                                              President
The winners of the Shield were Wellington Point, Runners-up were
Manly, First Round winners were Mount Gravatt and Second Round
winners were Helensvale. Congratulations to all these clubs.
We were privileged in March to have Joan Brotherton come to our
club and hosted a seminar on Marking, Measuring and Umpiring.
Many thanks to Joan for sharing her knowledge and expertise with
us. Some of our ladies have indicated that they will sign up to do the
Marking Course as a start.
In April we have our Past Presidents and Life Members Day and also
we will be hosting the Gateway District Singles.                                 MANY HAPPY
Our Championship Pairs was won by Gail Pratt and Cathy Lewis in a
hotly contested final against Val Chappel and Lorry Hurley. The skill            RETURNS!
level in this match was exceptional. Congratulations to both teams.
Championship Singles and Novice Singles are now under way and                     Many Happy Returns to members who have or will
good luck to all those competing.                                                 celebrate their birthday in April and May 2021
Finally, a big thank you to all our ladies for your
                                                                                 April: Anthony Rose, Brian Knofflock, Grant Upton,
continued co-operation and hard work on behalf
                                                                                 Russel Vickers, Frank George, Ian Andrews, Trevor Thatcher,
of the club.
                                                                                 Adrian Andrews, Graham Wilson, Sheela Don, Adele Brown,
Bev Geldart                                                                      Garnet Ray, Bob Cveticanin.
Ladies’ President                                                                May: Beverley Montgomery, Shaun Power, Gerry Sutherland,
                                                                                 Margaret Robertson, Rosalynd Taber,Stephanie Porter,
                                                                                 Ray Dixon, Debbie Logan, Raymond Brownhill, Anna Kung,
                                                                                 Pamela Palmer, Douglas Lee, Desmond Hitchman,
                                                                                 Karen Kong, Peter Young, Brian Stewart, Sandra Vickers,
                                                                                 Jean Davis, Ian Svensson, Raymond Shaw,
                                                                                 Eddie Van- Haeflen, Adrian Speets, Roger Burns,
                                                                                 Chris Petersen.

1873 Logan Road                                       Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                            Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com              Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                       Website: mtgravattbowls.com                      Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Mt Gravatt Bowls Club
BUSINESS MANAGER’S
REPORT
Sponsors and Bowls Calendar 2021
2021 Bowls Calendar is now complete and has been emailed to all               must thank all participants and in particular the resident co-ordinators
who have email. The website Calendar is now complete including the            who put together and organise their teams. Also our member and non
most recently sponsored games. My sincere thanks to the following             member volunteers who assist on the day. Next day on 9th April is
sponsors who are either new or have renewed their support;                    already showing positive signs in bookings.
• Southern Cross Care – Parque Vista on Seville Retirement Village            Property News
  who have agreed to sponsor eight (8) days during the calendar year.
                                                                              Installation of the additional Solar panels began on Monday 29th
• Andersens Carpets Macgregor. They have had an advertising sign
                                                                              March. We should soon be experiencing the benefits of the additional
  for some time and have now elected to sponsor two games in May.
                                                                              panels in reduced electricity costs.
Grants
                                                                              Auditor
There are no grants lodged at present, however there is one in the
                                                                              We learned earlier in the year that sadly our auditor of many years,
pipeline. Our retaining wall on the western side of the covered green
                                                                              Jim Archibald, had passed away. As it is essential our books are
is in need of attention as some of the posts have deteriorated allowing
                                                                              audited annually, we set about seeking a new auditor.
the wall to move.
                                                                              The good news is we have engaged Nexia
A grant opportunity has recently opened with the Gambling
                                                                              Australia, situated at Holland Park to undertake
Community Benefit Fund and it is planned to lodge an application
                                                                              our work. Please see their advertisement in the
with them by closing date of 30th April. Council approval will also be
                                                                              sponsor’s specials section for details.
sought to undertake the work.
                                                                              Reg Walls
Retirement & Lifestyle Village Bowls Days
                                                                              Business Manager
We have now had two Village days this year, in February and March.
I am delighted to say both have been full with 30 teams attending. I

SPECIAL EVENTS SUB
COMMITTEE REPORT
Sub Committee members Margaret Valentine, Kelly Perkins, Malcolm
Ferguson, Hazel Locke and Reg Walls.
There has been nil activity since the Australia Day
event.
Reg Walls
Chairman Special Events
Sub Committee.

1873 Logan Road                                       Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                            Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com             Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                       Website: mtgravattbowls.com                     Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
CHAIRMAN'S REPORT - Mt Gravatt Bowls Club
CLUB MANAGER’S
REPORT
Hi everyone,

                                                                                        BISTRO HOURS
Trivia commenced in March and it was a big hit.
Trivia is on the first Friday of each month, starting at 12:00pm.
We had to bring April’s date forward to March 26th as the first Friday in                                  LUNCH:
April is a holiday (Good Friday). The next one will be Friday 7th May. We                             Tuesday – Sunday
hope you can join us and have some fun.                                                                 11am – 2pm
Our Bistro will also be serving dinner on Thursday nights again from                                      DINNER:
April 15.                                                                                   Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday
                                                                                                         5pm – 8pm
We have a regular function on Thursday nights, so we thought it might
be a good opportunity to open for dinner. You will be able to come out                             All-day barista available
for dinner Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. Lunch is
also available Tuesday to Sunday.
Please give the Club a call if you have any
questions regarding “What’s on”, dining, functions
and/or barefoot bowls.
                                                                                                     TRIVIA
                                                                                                 First Friday of each month.
Phone 3349 2367
                                                                                  Please note, April’s trivia date was brought forward due to
Julie Simkin
                                                                                 the Good Friday public holiday so the next Trivia event will
Club Manager
                                                                                                 be held on Friday 7th May.

1873 Logan Road                                       Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                            Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com           Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                       Website: mtgravattbowls.com                   Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
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1873 Logan Road                                    Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                         Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com                 Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                    Website: mtgravattbowls.com                         Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
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1873 Logan Road                                    Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                         Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com   Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                                    Website: mtgravattbowls.com           Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
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1873 Logan Road               Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122    Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com      Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367               Website: mtgravattbowls.com              Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
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1873 Logan Road                      Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122           Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com   Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                      Website: mtgravattbowls.com           Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
BOWLS CALENDAR 2021
TELEPHONE: 07 3349 2367
April        Time                      Event                                          Sponsor
Thursday 1   12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples                                  Stellario Realty Group
Friday 2     Good Friday
Saturday 3   Easter Saturday
Sunday 4     Easter Sunday
Sunday 4     10:30 am                  Barefoot Bowls
Monday 5     Easter Monday
Tuesday 6    9:00 am                   Past Presidents and Life Members               Parque Vista on Seville
Wednesday 7  8:30 am                   Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 7  12:30 pm                  Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 7  6:30 pm                   Open Bowls
Thursday 8   12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples                                  Fred Fern Bowls Centre
Friday 9     9:00 am                   Retirement & Lifestyle Village Day
Saturday 10		                          Q 7’s Div 3 Section 2 away to Paradise Point
Sunday 11                              Q 7’s Div 3 Section 2 away to Wynnum
Sunday 11    10:30 am                  Barefoot Bowls
Monday 12    9:00 am                   GDLBA District Singles commence
Tuesday 13   9:00 am                   GDLBA District Singles continue
Tuesday 13   9:00 am                   Ladies Bowls                                   Club Southside
Wednesday 14 8:30 am                   Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 14 12:30 pm                  Men’s Pairs                                    Elements Retirement Living
Wednesday 14 6:30 pm                   Open Bowls
Thursday 15  12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples                                  MyCare Physiotherapy
Friday 16    9:00 am                   GDLBA District Singles Final
Saturday 17
Sunday 18    10:30 am                  Barefoot Bowls
Tuesday 20   9:00 am                   Ladies Bowls                                   Southside Toyota
Thursday 21  12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples Yeronga Village
Wednesday 21 8:30 am                   Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 21 12:30 pm                  Men’s Pairs                                    Renaissance Retirement Living
Wednesday 21 6:30 pm                   Open Bowls
Thursday 22  12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples                                  Gimpel Electrics
Friday 23
Saturday 24
Sunday 25    ANZAC Day
Sunday 25    10:30 am                  Barefoot Bowls
Monday 26    ANZAC Day Holiday
Tuesday 27   9:00 am                   Ladies Bowls                       EPIC Hair Designs
Tuesday 27   6:15 pm                   Corporate Bowls Season 2 commences
Wednesday 28 8:30 am                   Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 28 12:30 pm                  Men’s Pairs                        Stellario Realty Group
Wednesday 28 6:30 pm                   Open Bowls
Thursday 29  12:30 pm                  Mixed Triples                      Parque Vista on Seville
Friday 30

1873 Logan Road              Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122   Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com             Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367              Website: mtgravattbowls.com                     Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
BOWLS CALENDAR 2021
TELEPHONE: 07 3349 2367
May          Time       Event                              Sponsor
Saturday 1
Sunday 2     10:30 am   Barefoot Bowls
Monday 3     Labour Day
Tuesday 4    9:00 am    Ladies Bowls
Tuesday 4    6:15 pm    Corporate Bowls
Wednesday 5  8:30 am    Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 5  12:30 pm   Men’s Pairs                        Gauci Family Trust
Wednesday 5  6:30 pm    Open Bowls
Thursday 6   12:30 pm   Mixed Triples                      Backspace Clinics
Friday 7
Saturday 8
Sunday 9     10:30 am   Barefoot Bowls
Monday 10
Tuesday 11   9:00 am    Ladies Bowls                       Stellario Realty Group
Tuesday 11   6:15 pm    Corporate Bowls
Wednesday 12 8:30 am    Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 12 12:30 pm   Men’s Pairs                        K M Smith Funeral Directors
Wednesday 12 6:30 pm    Open Bowls
Thursday 13  12:30 pm   Mixed Triples                      Renaissance Retirement Living
Friday 14    9:00 am    Retirement & Lifestyle Village Day
Saturday 15
Sunday 16    10:30 am   Barefoot Bowls
Monday 17
Tuesday 18   9:00 am    Ladies Shirts & Skirts Day         Yeronga Village
Tuesday 18   6:15 pm    Corporate Bowls
Wednesday 19 8:30 am    Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 19 12:30 pm   Men’s Pairs                        MyCare Physiotherapy
Wednesday 19 6:30 pm    Open Bowls
Thursday 20  12:30 pm   Mixed Triples                      David Cunningham and Cenzo’s Cafe
Friday 21
Saturday 22
Sunday 23    10:30 am   Barefoot Bowls
Monday 24
Tuesday 25   9:00 am    Ladies Bowls                       Ross Vasta MP
Tuesday 25   6:15 pm    Corporate Bowls
Wednesday 26 8:30 am    Men’s Pairs
Wednesday 26 12:30 pm   Men’s Pairs                        Peter Donovan Cert Fin Planner
Wednesday 26 6:30 pm    Open Bowls
Thursday 27  12:30 pm   Mixed Triples
Friday 28
Saturday 29
Sunday 30    10:30 am   Barefoot Bowls
Monday 31

1873 Logan Road                 Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122      Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com   Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                 Website: mtgravattbowls.com           Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
BOWLS CALENDAR 2021
Please advise the Club Secretary if you wish to get the newsletter online. As we are now printing the newsletter ourselves distribution
by email will help save the Club printing costs. It is important for all members to ensure their personal details- Phone Numbers, email
and personal addresses and most important; next of Kin, are kept up to date in the Club Records.

Friday Night Raffle Roster
26/03/2021          Trish Hassam              Barry Hyde
2/04/2021           Good Friday Club Closed
9/04/2021           Reg Walls                 Henry Gauci
16/04/2021          Ian Svensson              Ray Dixon
23/04/2021          John Gamlin               Graeme Chesterman
30/04/2021          Eric Reardon              Rosie Reardon
7/05/2021           David, Ellie and Sienna
14/05/2021          Bruce Black               Dean Gaddes

1873 Logan Road                               Fax: 33492787
Upper Mt Gravatt, QLD 4122                    Email: secretary@mtgravattbowls.com            Editor: Don Hamilton
Phone: 33492367                               Website: mtgravattbowls.com                    Email: donbowls@bigpond.com
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